The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-05

slstance and encouragement which
have made the discharge of the duties
of this Office pleasant and agreeable.
Applause.
A considerable amount of routine
business consumed the morning hour
of no particular use to the public.
The afternoon session yesterday
was well attended, Notwithstanding
the fact that the heat was oppressive
and rather retarded any inclination
for business. The meeting was called
to order by President Caffee who was
followed by the reading of the min
utes of the morning session
as furnished by Secretary Klie, and
then after few corrections, were ap-
proved and adopted. f."
The committee on applications for
membership, not being able to report,
owing to the illnesss of one If their
number, further time was granted.
The report of the committee on de-
ceased members was read by Chairman
Wright, and the report was received.
The election of officers, which was the
next thing on the programme, on
motion of Mr.. Motif, was postponed
until this morning. A communication
from the Massachusetts, State Pbar-
macuetical association, looking to the
repeal of the law which requires drug
gists to pay annually government
tax of s25 for the privilege of selling
liquors, was read and discussed, and,
on motion, laid on the table.
Prof. III. NJ. Whelpley read q
well prepared and interesting paper
entitled, by what method can the
number of papers read and the
amount of discussion on practical
pharmacy be increased at our annu-
al meetings"
The views of Prof. Whelpley were
generally approved ofby the members
and they so expressed them
selves. Prof. Whelpley moved that
s25 be appropriated for the use of the
committee on papers and queries and
after considerable discussion the mo-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. F. r. Dimmitt of Kansas City
read paper entitled Historical re-
cord Of State Associations" Mr..
Dimmitt handled his subject well
and as he touched upon in
cidents which were familiar to
his hearers he was greeted
with applause.
Morphine percentage of fifty-two
of guinine powder" was the
next paper, read by G. II. G. Klie.
of st. Louis, and in it, it was shown
that St. Louis furnishes the poorest
opium powder, Kansas City the best.
[Note-This may be necessary be-
cause it takes good quality of opium
to put the average Kansas Cityan
asleep, while the st. Louisan is already
half in that condition.-Rep.
Vice President Corceran moved
that Mr.. Klie's paper be
accepted and ordered placed
on file for publication. Motion car
ried.
A report was presented by j. N.
Good, of St. Louis, on the address of |
President Caffee and after an under
that the address could be |
taken up in order, for either accept
ance or rejection, it was adopted.
Secretary Klie's report was pre-
sented and was adopted with the
same provisions as the address of
The president.
DR.. A. T. Fleischmann presented a
motion for the establishment of a
query box for the discussion of GER
tain matters which might present
during the session and the
motion was adopted without dis
'enting voice.
A motion was introduced instruct
ing the chair to appoint a committee
IF three on exhibits, also resolution
BY DR.. A. F. Flieschmann compli-
to the St. Louis School
IF Pharmacy, which, on motion
IF DR.. r T. Miller, was referred to the
committee on exhibits. The associa-
ion then adjourned until this morn
ng at 10, o'clock. The wheelbarrow
,ace provided by the amusement COM
nittee was run second time owing
20 the fact that the first race was de-
,lared foul. There were three starters
N the second race, w. A.
of st. Louis, G. L.
Parsons, of Kansas City, A. Weber,
IF St. Louis. Breakline took the lead
rom the start and came in on the
nome stretch as the winner by several
Yards. He was given the prize, a silk
donated by the "Mal-
inckrodt Chemical Works, of st.
Louis" The wheelbarrow race was